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Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl
Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl A registered sex offender is facing new charges after attempting to solicit sex from an undercover Maryland State Police trooper who was posing as a child over a smartphone app in Harford County, authorities announced. Elkton resident Scott Dye, 43, was charged with one count of sexual solicitation of a minor and three counts of possession of child pornography after being busted by state police investigators. Police say that on Friday, Oct. 7, a trooper with the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit was tipped off by a separate police agency that Dye was engaging in an inappropriate te…

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Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges
Maryland State Police Bust Harford County Man On Child Pornography Charges A months-long investigation into child pornography being distributed on the Internet by the Maryland State Police Department led to a dozen charges for a Harford County man, authorities announced. Joshua Hicks-Kachik, 32, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 6 at his Joppa home and charged with nine counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child pornography, officials said. In late July, a spokesperson for the agency said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched an online investigation involving the dist…

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Maryland Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor Placed In His Care, State's Attorney Says Maryland Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor Placed In His Care, State's Attorney Says
Maryland Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor Placed In His Care, State's Attorney Says The Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that a man who sexually abused a minor placed in his care for several months has been convicted on multiple charges. Baltimore resident Roy David Free, 47, was convicted by a jury in Howard County for sexually abusing a juvenile between Jan. 2, 2020, and March 5, 2020. Specifically, Free was charged with: Sexual child abuse; Conspiracy to commit rape; Conspiracy to commit sexual solicitation of a minor. The state’s attorney’s office said that during the investigation, they uncovered text messages between Free and a co-conspirator lea…

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'Where's My Gun?' Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Possessing Weapon, Producing Child Porn: DOJ 'Where's My Gun?' Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Possessing Weapon, Producing Child Porn: DOJ
'Where's My Gun?' Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Possessing Weapon, Producing Child Porn: DOJ A convicted felon in Maryland will spend years behind bars after being caught with an illegal handgun and child pornography that was produced without his victim’s knowledge, federal officials announced. US District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Edgewood resident Travis Joseph Crawford, 34, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography and for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to the plea agreement, in November 2020, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies responde…

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Probation Officer Busts Maryland Con With Child Pornography, State Police Say Probation Officer Busts Maryland Con With Child Pornography, State Police Say
Probation Officer Busts Maryland Con With Child Pornography, State Police Say A convict with a history of possessing child pornography went back to the well and is facing new charges in Maryland after being busted by his probation officer, according to state police. Cecil County resident Brian Wilde, 45, of Port Deposit, was arrested and charged following a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation that found he was in possession of child porn, authorities said on Thursday, Sept. 8. Specifically, Wilde - who has a previous conviction on similar charges - was charged with five counts of possession of child pornography following h…

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'Disturbing News:' Special Ed Teacher In Maryland Facing Child Porn Charges 'Disturbing News:' Special Ed Teacher In Maryland Facing Child Porn Charges
'Disturbing News:' Special Ed Teacher In Maryland Facing Child Porn Charges A special education teacher in Maryland is facing child pornography charges following his arrest in Baltimore, school officials said. Lawrence Costella, an educator at Atholton High School in Howard County, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 7 in Baltimore County and charged with possession and distribution of child pornography, according to a letter sent to the school community by principal Robert Motley. It was Costella’s second year at Atholton High School, Motley said. “Please be assured that prior to being hired by the Howard County Public School System, he underwent a criminal backgrou…

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Maryland Man Busted By State Police After Investigation Into Child Porn, Authorities Say Maryland Man Busted By State Police After Investigation Into Child Porn, Authorities Say
Maryland Man Busted By State Police After Investigation Into Child Porn, Authorities Say Maryland State Police investigators have a suspect in custody who is facing nearly a dozen charges for possessing and distributing child pornography, officials said. Elkton resident Casey J. Allen, 32, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 2 following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which developed evidence of a child pornography suspect. Specifically, Allen was charged with seven counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography. Beginning in July this year, the Maryland State Police Computer Cr…

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Maryland Sex Offender Out On Probation Cops To Producing, Distributing Child Porn: DOJ Maryland Sex Offender Out On Probation Cops To Producing, Distributing Child Porn: DOJ
Maryland Sex Offender Out On Probation Cops To Producing, Distributing Child Porn: DOJ A registered sex offender in Maryland will spend decades in prison after admitting to producing and distributing child pornography, federal prosecutors announced. Westminster resident Justin Michael Peterson, 27, pleaded guilty this week after being busted with child porn while out on probation for a previous conviction in 2016 in Carroll County. In February 2020, an investigation was launched into an individual using messaging apps and an email account to distribute child pornography over the Internet, leading police to identify Peterson as a suspect, prosecutors said. On Feb. 27, 2020, a…

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DC Man Admits To Sexually Abusing His Sisters, Infant For Years: Feds DC Man Admits To Sexually Abusing His Sisters, Infant For Years: Feds
DC Man Admits To Sexually Abusing His Sisters, Infant For Years: Feds A DC man pleaded guilty to charges related to his sexual abuse of children for six years, officials said. Law enforcement's investigations revealed that Matthew Stitt-Johnson, 31, sexually abused three children, an 8-year-old, a 5-year-old, and an 8-month-old, between 2015 and 2020, according to the US Attorney's Office. Though the five-year-old and her sister reported the abuse to their mother, nothing was reported to the police at that time, authorities said. In 2021, after police received a tip about the suspect, they found videos depicting the sexual abuse of the five-year-old vic…

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Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Two Minors To Produce Child Porn In Maryland: DOJ Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Two Minors To Produce Child Porn In Maryland: DOJ
Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Two Minors To Produce Child Porn In Maryland: DOJ A registered sex offender in Maryland is facing decades in prison after admitting to the sexual exploitation of two young girls to produce child pornography, federal officials said. Rocky Ridge resident Dennis James Harrison, 40, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography, related to the sexual exploitation of two minors who were between the ages of 10 and 12 at the time of the abuse. As part of his plea, Harrison admitted that between 2018 and 2021, he sexually exploited two minor girls beginning when the one victim was 12 years old and when another vict…

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Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police
Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police Maryland State Police investigators have apprehended a man linked to the possession and distribution of child pornography, according to state police. Allegany County resident Cledith Polson, 42, of Cumberland, is facing multiple charges following the investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Specifically, Polson was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography and four counts of distribution of child pornography. He was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 25. In June 2022, troopers from the task force began an online investigation involv…

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Maryland Man Already Behind Bars For Drugs Gets More Time For Producing Child Porn Maryland Man Already Behind Bars For Drugs Gets More Time For Producing Child Porn
Maryland Man Already Behind Bars For Drugs Gets More Time For Producing Child Porn A Maryland man already in prison on a drug conviction is facing additional time behind bars and will have to continue registering as a sex offender upon his release after admitting to producing child pornography. Luis Rivera, 34, formerly of Elkton Maryland, was sentenced in US District Court to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, Judge George L. Russell, III announced. Russell ordered that the federal sentence be served consecutive to the 12-year state sentence Rivera is currently serving for a state drug conviction. Rivera was arrested on drug charges…

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